Reducing Complications of BMT

Improving outcomes for patients with hematologic malignancies is the focus of research led by Linda Burns, MD. “Our research efforts are focused in three major areas,” she says. “We conduct novel studies through the Masonic Cancer Center; we work with large, well-recognized U.S. centers of transplant excellence; and we conduct pharmaceutical studies with drugs we are considering," says Burns.

"I'm here for a reason."

In 2002, Leah Arnold was newly married, graduated from college and was preparing to take the Medical College Admissions Test when she noticed a lump on her neck. Doctors told her it was related to stress, but over the next several months, the lump in her neck kept growing, and she began having trouble breathing and swallowing. Read Leah's story.

Check out our BMT Support Groups!

The Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) team at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, is committed to unsurpassed patient care. Our social workers contribute to their paitents by providing support groups. Click here to learn more!